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Clean streets and rivers for Dodoma: restoring the Maple wetland
A neighborhood-led restoration of the Maple wetland needs $300 for saplings and equipment.
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The Maple wetland has been used as an informal dump for years. This April, 82 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 199 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the city parks department, including native species selected by a local botanist.
The area floods more each year, and fish have returned for the first time in a decade after our first cleanup. Restoring it will protect homes and bring back shade.
All the labor is volunteered. We just need materials.
Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage.
Where the $300 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $165
• Tools and protective gear: $40
• Waste removal and skip hire: $70
• Signage and educational materials: $25
Every share and every dollar helps.
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Sending strength, David. Your post was clear and honest. Love from Mecca
Any update on how things are going in Dodoma?
So sorry you're going through this, David. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. God bless.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for David
Sure. The biggest one is native saplings and stakes, $165. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Ask me anything else.
You're not alone, David. More neighborhoods should do this. I'm in engineering myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.
Take care. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.
You're not alone. I hope things turn around soon. After 24 years in retail I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Athens